"In Japanese folktales, the ending is not what I think of as an ending. It's the dragon chasing after the prince and princess. Does he catch up with them? We don't know. The narrative arc Westerners are familiar with -- the inverted checkmark -- is flipped on its head."

"In Japanese folktales, the ending is not what I think of as an ending. It's the dragon chasing after the prince and princess. Does he catch up with them? We don't know. The narrative arc Westerners are familiar with -- the inverted checkmark -- is flipped on its head." (Taylor Glascock, For the Tribune)